Nollywood actress, Habibat Jinad has recounted an unforgettable experience with her senior colleague, Mide Martins.
In an interview with Biola Bayo on her talk show, Talk To B, she recounted how Mide Martins once insulted her with her skin color on a movie set. According to her, they were on the set of Mide’s husband, Afeez Owo’s movie set, when a colleague of theirs did something wrong and she was punished for it.
She revealed that Mide Martins used her skin color to insult her in the presence of everyone and said her face was as dark as a monkey’s own.
Habibat stated that the words from Mide Martins touched her so much that she contemplated bleaching her skin.
“At a rehearsal ground at Afeez Owo’s set, something happened, a colleague of mine did something and I wasn’t the one who did that thing and they said we should kneel. Mrs. Mide Martins was there, my boss was there and some other people and Mide Martins compared it to a monkey’s skin. And it got to me. She even complained about my skin, saying I was too dark and this made me contemplate bleaching my skin to please her and others”.
See some comments below,
One Tolu Babe wrote, “If only we knew the impact of our words on the recipients, we would be kinder with words
One Harbeybi Muncie Girl wrote, “She might not mean it to hurt or insult you
One Obimeji wrote, “Hmm it’s the way Yoruba insult! It wasn’t personal. I hope Mide apologizes
One A Cup of Tes wrote, “Bleaching don dey your mind before abeg
One WF Romeo wrote, “So this woman mouth sharp for real life too”.
Last year, Bakare Zainab recounted an unforgettable experience she had with her senior colleague, Bolanle Ninalowo.
In an interview with Biola Bayo, she opened up on how she was turned down by Bolanle because she wasn’t an A-list actress. According to her, they were on the set of a movie when Bolanle Ninalowo told the Director that he couldn’t kiss her because she wasn’t an A-list actress.
She said his statement stuck to her as it kept ringing her head to date.